Improvement in egg-boxes



-Uvrrnp STATES WILLIAM H. HOLDAM,` OF GRAB ORCHARD, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN EGG-BOXES.

Specification forming part of LettersA Patent N0. 165,233, dated July 6,1875; application filed f April 24, 1875.

To all whom tmay concern Beit known that I, WILLIAM H. HOLDAM, ot' GrabOrchard, Lincoln county, Kentucky, have invented anew and ImprovedEgg-Box, of which the following is a specification The invention Willrst be described in connection with drawing, and then pointed out inclaim. Y

Figure l is a perspective view of the box,

vand Fig. Z is a vertical section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Ais a plain box of any desired size and shape, having therein one ormore horizontal plates, B. These partition-plates are made of Wood, andhave end pieces C attached to them on the. under side, having holes Etherein, the Width of which pieces determines the distance the platesare from each other; also, vertical pieces, I), on the upper sides ot'the plates, in which are holes E. Frepresents holes through the oppositesides of the box A. These holes are so located in the box that the holesE are in the line ofsight looking through the box. 1n the horizontalplates B apertures G are made for the eggs, so that they may be set onend in the apertures separate from each other, and retain their placeswhen the box is moved. These eggforices may be of diierent size, so thateggs of different Weight may be contained in the same box. Thecompartments which contain the eggs may be marked to indicate the sizeof the eggs contained therein. -When placed 011 end, a-s described, theeggs are not vliable to spoil, and it' covered with a coating PA'IEN'J?lOFFICE.

